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We all know Chris Hemsworth is a big
movie star, but in raunchy comedy Vacation
he proves he’s much bigger than imagined,
proudly flaunting a muscle that viewers
have never seen before.
Even his co-star Ed Helms confesses to a
little envy after seeing Hemsworth strut his stuff
in figure-hugging briefs.
“I’m pretty sure there was stuffing involved,”
laughs Helms when we meet to talk about this
remake of the '80s Vacation comedy franchise.
“It’s not fair. For me, I knew I’d never look
that way but at least I’m funny,” says The Office
and Hangover star in astonishment.
“But then Chris shows up on our set and
he’s funnier than everybody. And he was game
for everything – what he did was a vulnerable
comedic step to take, especially for someone of
his stature as a public figure.”
The original Vacation movies starred Chevy
Chase and Beverly D’Angelo as the Griswolds,
whose family road trips always ended in
disaster. Both actors cameo in this remake but
now Helms and Christina Applegate are the
new generation of Griswolds, with Hemsworth
stealing the laughs as Helms’s inappropriately
sexual brother-in-law. Gill Pringle
Vacation will be in cinemas August 20
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THE FIGHTER
F ollowing in the footsteps of Robert De
Niro’s Raging Bull, Sylvester Stallone’s
Rocky and Christian Bale’s The Fighter,
Southpaw sees Jake Gyllenhaal make an
extraordinary physical transformation, setting a
new benchmark for boxing films. When we meet
in Los Angeles, he’s weary of discussing the
details of his training schedule which, for the
record, consisted of two sets of 1,000 push-ups a
day, a 5-mile run and intensive boxing practice.
“I was just terrified that I would look like an
idiot in the ring. I didn’t know how to box when I
started. I had five months to learn and I know that
it takes me a long time to learn a skill and also to
come across like I’ve been doing it since I was six
years old,” Gyllenhaal says.
“So I decided to train twice a day so it would
give me an advantage and it would seem like
10 months of training. Its difficult for me to use
words like hard or miserable when I’m talking
about a movie where really I feel grateful
for the opportunity.”
Originally conceived as a starring vehicle for hip
hop star Eminem, Southpaw is a boxing analogy of
his own downward spiral, close relationship with
his daughter and ultimate redemption. But when
Eminem dropped out of the film, Gyllenhaal nimbly
stepped into the ring with a performance that
even his rapper co-star Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson
doesn’t believe Eminem could emulate.
“I showed the film to Eminem and he was like
‘Jake, man! What the f*ck?’” says 50 Cent.
But he doesn’t fancy Gyllenhaal’s chances
against welterweight Manny Paquaio.“I think he
could last a few rounds because Manny wouldn’t
want to put Jake down immediately. But after that,
well…” Gill Pringle
Southpaw will be in cinemas August 20
Southpaw
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN TURNS TEN
"I wish I knew how to quit you." Those immortal lines were uttered
by Jake Gyllenhaal in Brokeback Mountain, in a role that would earn
him his only Oscar nomination to date. He's tipped for an Oscar
nom for Southpaw , but a story about grown men trying to beat each
other senseless is certainly not going to generate the enormous
controversy that Brokeback Mountain did back in 2005, when it told
the story of two cowboys finding passion in each other's arms. For
prying the closet door open to a mainstream audience, Brokeback
Mountain is a landmark movie and a defining example of director
Ang Lee's extraordinary versatility, honoured with three oscars
including Best Achievement in Directing for Lee.
HEMSWORTH
SHOWS HIS
NEXT BIG THING
D V D A N D B L U R AY AVA I L A B L E 1 5 T H J U LY AT stocks last
Strong violence,
sex scenes and
coarse language
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